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  • Kirtland EOD unit shows off skills at Robot Rodeo

    Kirtland's 377th Explosive Ordnance Company got a chance to go hands-on with some new technology and tested their robot handling skills against eight other teams.Airmen were able to gain the robot handling experience at indoor and outdoor sites May 11 through 15 at the 9th annual Western National

  • 377th Air Base Wing change of command set for May 21

    Col. Tom Miller, 377th Air Base Wing and installation commander, will relinquish command at a ceremony May 21 at 9 a.m. at Hangar 333.Miller, who is leaving to be the vice commander at the Air Force Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., said he and his wife enjoyed their time here."Kim

  • Recharge for Resiliency offers fun, recreation

    A new program is provided help to families facing challenges caused by deployments or loss.The program is called Recharge for Resiliency, and it offers families opportunities to recharge, rebuild and reintegrate."Activities are designed to be educational as well as fun, with trips planned for local

  • Running helps Kirtland protocol officer tackle life's challenges

    Despite sporting a cut on her nose and a swollen and bruised chin from a tumble while running a 10K race in California the previous weekend, Juliana Astrachan is all smiles."Yeah, I took a little fall," she said. "I guess I should be a little more careful."In 15 years as an avid runner, Astrachan,

  • Gravity serves up new stripes, fresh food

    Thanks to Supper and Stripes, Airmen with fresh stripes can drop the sewing needle and let a few volunteers help out.The event, which is held at Gravity on the third Thursday of each month, is meant to help recently promoted Airmen update their uniform patches while serving theAirmen a meal and

  • Mission to Mars Link-Up a stellar event

    The Albuquerque Convention Center had plenty of space colonization going on Friday, with the annual Mission to Mars Link-Up Day.The event was put on by Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy. It had around 1,000 fifth-grade students from more than 30 schools putting together habitats on the

  • Kirtland youth group gathers goods for needy

    Heather Hutzell, a teacher for the Youth Center, brought a dozen students outside the Commissary to help with a good cause.Stuff the Bus, the Youth Center's an annual donation drive, gathers canned and non-perishable goods for the Roadrunner Food Bank, which distributes food to 70,000 people

  • Nurses, medical technicians honored

    Several members of Kirtland's medical community were honored Monday.Col. Lance Kawane, 377th Air Base Wing vice commander, visited the 377th Medical Group to sign an official proclamation recognizing the base's nurses and medical technicians.The signing was timed to coincide with the American Nurses

  • Intramural softball season set to start May 12

    When Kirtland's intramural softball season gets underway May 12, participants will notice major changes from last year, namely the change from aluminum to wooden bats and pitchers being required to wear face masks.Steven Bowlin, Fitness Center director, said the change was put into place to protect

  • 58th, 150th SOWs building model for total force integration

    When members of New Mexico's congressional delegation proposed a mission change for the New Mexico Air National Guard's 150th Fighter Wing in 2010, it was a marriage of necessity. Integrating the 150th, a unit dating back to 1947, with Kirtland's 58th Special Operations Wing would mandate a complex